diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ebb255e..a7b0044b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [8.5.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.4.0...v8.5.0) (2026-07-15)
+
+- test: tolerant timing assertion in the execution-time measure test (4dc0a92)
+- feat: committedGeneration capability + pinned durability/stability contracts (d1ecee1)
+- docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.5.0 (provider fact-log access + shared verifier) (e4f37cd)
+- feat: provider access to the fact log + shared stamp verifier via internals (352e356)
+
+
 ### [8.4.0](https://github.com/soulcraftlabs/brainy/compare/v8.3.3...v8.4.0) (2026-07-15)
 
 - docs: RELEASES.md entry for 8.4.0 (generation fact log + family stamp) (4a60b43)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43347132..183974d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.4.0",
+  "version": "8.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-      "version": "8.4.0",
+      "version": "8.5.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbbc8b5b..92b1ba33 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@soulcraft/brainy",
-  "version": "8.4.0",
+  "version": "8.5.0",
   "description": "Universal Knowledge Protocol™ - World's first Triple Intelligence database unifying vector, graph, and document search in one API. Stage 3 CANONICAL: 42 nouns × 127 verbs covering 96-97% of all human knowledge.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "dist/index.js",